Hose-reel



(MMM s. W. MARTIN.

HOSE REEL. No. 268,510. Patented Deo. 5, 1882,.

N. PETERS. Prwmumomphnr. wmiuglon. infn UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

. SAMUEL W. MARTIN, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

HOSE-REEL.

SIEECIFICATIONl forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,510, dated December 5, 1882.

Application filed August 8, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it `known that 1, SAMUEL W. MARTIN, of Springeld, in the State of Ohio, have invented certain Improvements in HoseReels, of which the following is aA specification. e

The object of this invention is to construct a cheap and durable hose-reel for domestic use, and to adapt the same also to serve the purpose ofa portable fountain or lawn-sprinkler.

To this end theinvention consistsin a wheeled truck provided with a reel, the standard of which is made of tubular form to serve as a support for the spraying device, and as a conductor for supplying waterthereto.

The invention also consists in various minor details, which will be hereinafter described.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspectiveview of my combined reel and sprinkler. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section through the saine. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section through the same on a plane passingthroughthecenterofthesupporting-wheels.

Referring to the drawings, A A represent two supporting-Wheels, mounted on opposite ends of a horizontal shaft, B, which latter gives support at its middle to a metallic tube, C, the two ends of which are bent at right anglesv to each other, so that when the lower or shorter end rests in a horizontal position upon the ground it will'support the upper and longer portion in an upright position, as representedl in Figs. l and 2.

D represents an arm extended horizontally from and supported rigidly by the standard C, and giving support, in turn, to a reel, F, adapted i to receive and carry the hose.

Gr represents a rotary spraying device applied to the upper end of the tubular standard C, through which it will-receive water from a hose or other supply-pipe, H, coupled temporarily to its lower end.

Referring, now, to the details of construction, it will be seen that the standard C consists of a continuous tube or pipe, which is supported upon the axle by being passed through a shaped coupling, a, into the horizontal ends of which the tubular axles b are screwed, so that v one or both of said sections bear firmly against the standard C to keep the same from sliding or moving through the coupling. The axle,

supportingwheel may rest, the wheel. beingl held in place upon the axle by an outside pin or key, d, passed through the axle, as shown.

The reel-supporting arm E is made preferably of tubular forni, and is connected to the standard by means of a T-shaped coupling, c, this coupling being slipped loosely around the standard, and secured firmly in position thereon by screwing the ends of the arms e therein, so that they will bear rigidly against the standard, as plainly represented in Fig. 2.

The reel proper, which may be made in any suitable manner, is preferably constructed in the peculiar form represented in the drawings, with two hubs or collars, f, and of a number of M-shaped arms having their ends screwed or otherwise secured radially into the hubs, as

shown. Each arm consists, as shown in Figs. l and 2, of a single metallic rod or tube bent into the form shown, and inserted at its opposite ends into the respective collars. The series of arms g, thus constructed and-applied, constitute a strong and serviceable reel. The middle portion ofthe arms serve to receive and support the hose, while the end portions serve as guards or flanges to keep the hose in place upon the middle portion.

lt will be observed that the M-shaped reelarms contain spaces or recesses K within their ends, which are of such size as to securely hold the hose or hose-nozzle when the same is forced therein. The arms are thus adapted to serve as clips or supports to fasten the end of the hose, so that it may not unwind from the reel accidentally, and also to support the nozzle in any desired position or direction when in use.

The spraying device is of ordinary construction, consisting of a revolving hub or collar, h, provided with a series of diverging arms, i, ar

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ranged to receive a supply of water through the hub from the central pipe, and provided with a series of perforations on their rear sides for the discharge ofthe Water,whereby they are caused, through the reaction, to maintain a constant rotation, distributing the spray in all directions. This spraying device, which may be modified in its details as desired, is not a necessary part of thereel; but it is preferred to useit in all cases, because it adapts the reel for the additional purpose of a sprinkler, and also because it serves as a convenient handle by which to move the reel from place to place.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim is l. The combination, with the tubular standard and its supporting-Wheels, ot'arcel mounted on said standard, and the radial arms applied to the upper end ot' the standard and adapted to serve as a handle to propel the apparatus, and also as a spraying device, substantially as set forth.

.2. The improved reel, consisting ofthe hubs and the series of IVI -shaped arms g, having open spaces 7c to receive and retain the end ot' the hose.

3. Theimproved reel,consistingof two separate hubs,f, and a series of IVI-shaped arms having their ends inserted in the respective hubs, as described and shown, whereby the reel is given a direct and separate support at each end.

4. In a hose-reel, the combination of the standard C, the vertically-adjustable coupling encircling the same, and the reel-supporting frame screwed int-o said coupling and against the standard, as described, whereby the coupling is secured in position and the vertical adjustment of the reel upon tbe standard permitted.

5. In combination with the supportingwheels, the tubular reel-supporting standard having its two ends bent at substantially right angles to eachother, one end being adapted, as described, to rest upon the ground and sustain the other end in an upright position.

6. The combination ofthe sustaining-wheels, the L-shaped tubular standard applied thereto and adapted to bear at one end upon the ground, and a spraying device applied to the upper end of said standard, substantially as described and shown.

7. In combination with the tubular bent standard 0,'the coupling a, encircling the same, and the wheel-carrying axle inserted Vinto the coupling, as described and shown, whereby the standard is sustained in proper position in relation to the wheels.

8. In combination with the reel-supporting standard, the coupling, the supporting-wheels, and the axle having each end composed of two sections united by an external collar, c, as and for the purpose described. o

SAMUEL WEBB MARTIN. Witnesses:

GOMER E. HIGHLEY, CHARLES C. KILLMER. 

